Beasts of the Southern Wild to be re-released this week
Beasts of the Southern Wild was this year’s breakout independent movie, as favorite among the Flixist staff that have seen it, and also ...
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Trey Parker and Matt Stone found studio
Those wacky guys from South Park are at it again. Well, they’ve really just be at it for a while now, but now all ...
Disney buys LucasFilm
Huge news today, as Disney has bought LucasFilm for $4 billion in cash and stocks. This acquisition includes all LucasFilm brands, including ILM, ...
China’s Dalian Wanda Group buys AMC for $2.6 billion
Dalian Wanda Group finalized its purchase of AMC Entertainment yesterday to the tune of $2.6 billion. Deadline notes that Wanda is China’s largest ...
Eastern Promises 2 is dead, says Cronenberg
So much for that great header. Focus Features has dropped a proposed sequel to David Cronenberg’s 2006 Eastern Promises, which would have reunited ...
DreamWorks to buy Classic Media, capitalize on nostalgia
A lot of modern-day releases are remakes of beloved older franchises, and DreamWorks is well aware of the kind of money nostalgia can ...
Magic Mike 2 is coming, says Channing Tatum
Magic Mike has made solid box office business, and it’s quickly becoming a staple for the girl’s night out, so it’s not surprise a ...
Martin Scorsese abandons film for digital
We’re at it at last. The final death throws of the physical medium known as film. With every passing day another nail is ...
Jim Carrey withdraws from Dumb and Dumber To
Evidently frustrated at the lack of studio enthusiasm for the sequel, which was supposed to be shooting a little later this year per ...
Catching Fire, Star Trek 2 will be partially shot in IMAX
It must be difficult when a filmmaker like Gary Ross manages to shut the door on 3D for one of Lionsgate’s biggest new ...
Lost’s Damon Lindelof brought on for World War Z rewrites
World War Z has just not been able to catch a break. Between untold budget problems, concessions for the MPAA, and now extensive reshoots, ...
Ted takes GI Joe’s release date, lunch money
When Paramount pulled G.I. Joe Retaliation from its June 29th release slot, it didn’t count on one thing: Seth McFarlane. Universal has slipped right into ...